Images

Four colossal statues of Ramesses II flank the entrance of his temple Abu Simbel.

An overview map of the Hallstatt culture (c. 1200 - c. 450 BCE) - marked in yellow, and the La Tène culture (c. 450 - c. 50 BCE) - marked in green.

Mycenean Greece and the Orient about 1450 BC. Inset: Reference Map of the Nile Delta.

The Assyrian Empire and the Region about the Eastern Mediterranean, 750-625 BC.

Insets: Plan of Jerusalem. Dominions of David and Solomon (1025-953 BC). Palestine under the later Kings (953-722 BC). Palestine under Joshua and the Judges (1250-1125 BC).

A relief of cuneiform writing from Assyria. Exhibited in the British Museum London.

King Ashurnasipal II of Assyira (reigned 883 - 859 B.C.), flanked by eagle-headed protective spirits, of which only the left one is visible in this photo. From Nimrud, North-West Palace. Exhibited in the British Museum London.

The Royal Game of Ur, as exhibited in the British Museum, London. Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC. Game boards of this type were found in at least six royal graves at Ur. They are made of wood, inlaid with carnelian, shell, and lapis...

Frieze depicting a lion hunt, from the royal palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, 668-631 BCE. The king's role was to protect his people from enemies. In ancient Assyria, this was symbolized in the lion...

Augustus of Prima Porta, statue of the emperor Augustus in Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican, Rome.